Muhammad Asim Saleem, Civil Design Coordinator

Muhammad Asim Saleem

Civil Design Coordinator

Siemens LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. Honors (Civil Engineering)
Experience
22 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months

Civil Design Coordinator at Siemens LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2008

 Study the over all scope of work pertaining to civil and building services in high voltage substations.
 Coordination with the engineering department during substation layout process to freeze the building services and external services corridor.
 Finalize the master list of civil and building services drawings with designers/subcontractors/client.
 Collect the civil and building services design input information, drawings, loading data from electrical design section and forward to civil and building services designers/subcontractors.
 Review the conceptual drawings with electrical, civil and building services designer/subcontractor for proper coordination to avoid clashes during construction stage.
 Design Co-ordination, Planning of site activities, Establishing Design Parameters & Criteria.
 Provide the design and engineering input to site staff, in order to facilitate smooth construction.
 Oversee the civil construction and building services installation works periodically on sites against agreed programs.
 Arrange ‘Red-Marked’ drawings from site and ‘As-Built’ drawings from designer/sub-contractor.
 Participate in the selection process for nominations of the civil works subcontractors.
 Arrange the soil investigation report timely from soil investigation agency for design purpose.
 Review the material submittal in line with specifications before submitting to Owner Engineer for approval.
 Liaise with Owner Engineer for timely approval of material/drawings submittal.
 Arrange monthly payment certificates from client for civil and building services.
 Conduct site meetings with civil site manager and subcontractor(s) to review the construction methods to expedite the progress

Project Engineer (Structures) at Saudi Consulting Services (SaudConsult), KSA.
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • June 2007 to November 2008

 Study of existing system, planning and design for necessary modifications according to Saudi ARAMCO requirements.
 Site Survey and preparation of Feasibility Study Report for the Client review and approval.
 Preparation of Conceptual Drawings, Scope of Work (SOW) and Project Technical Specifications for the project.
 Establishing the Design Criteria and Design Parameters to be used in the analysis and design.
 Analysis and Design of Substation and Switching Station Building.
 Analysis and Design of the foundation of the Power and Station service Transformers.
 Analysis and Design of T/L Structure foundations.
 Analysis and Design of reinforced concrete Retaining Walls.
 Analysis and Design of the outdoor equipments support structure.
 Analysis and Design of the foundations for the outdoor equipments support structure.
 Analysis and Design of different Steel Structure and preparation of the fabrication drawings.
 Preparation of the Concrete Outline and Reinforcement drawings after verification of the analysis and design results.

Structural Design Engineer at National Engg. Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • December 2002 to June 2007

 Site surveys/visits and reconnaissance for the preparation of Feasibility Study of the Project.
 Preparation of Feasibility Study Report along with Scope of Work, Conceptual Drawings and Cost comparison of different options for the Client review and approval.
 Establishing the Design Criteria and Design Parameters to be used in the analysis and design.
 Preparation of PC-1, Tender Documents, and Technical Specifications for Civil works.
 Preparation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ) and Rate Analysis for all the structural items of the Projects.
 Responsible to attend the Pre-bid meetings with the Contractors regarding queries on Tender Document.
 Coordination with other disciplines like highway, geotechnical, drainage, architecture, mechanical and electrical for the safe and successful completion of the Projects.
 Responsible for the Project Management and Project Monitoring of the project tasks and coordination with Client in resolving debatable issues to ensure efficient design according to Client’s satisfaction.
 Responsible to manage all the data (Documentation, Design Calculations and Drawings) related to the project for Quality Assurance as per ISO.
 Layout planning and arrangement of the structural system of the Projects.
 3D Frame and Plate element models in Computer Software were created to study the behaviour of the structures under various loading conditions.
 Analysis and Design of Precast Prestressed Concrete Girders of Flyovers and Bridges.
 Analysis and Design of Deck Slab of Flyovers and Bridges.
 Analysis and Design of Culverts, Slab Culverts, Utility Culverts and Box Culverts.
 Analysis and Design of Underpasses and Subways.
 Analysis and Design of Steel Structures.
 Analysis and Design of Spread, Strip and Mat foundations for different Structures.
 Analysis and Design of Piles, Pile Bent and Pile Caps to be used as supporting system.
 Analysis and Design of reinforced concrete Retaining Walls.

Trainee Engineer at National Engg. Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2001 to October 2002

I am responsible for the management and construction supervision to ensure the quality of work of Multi-Storey C-Type Residential Apartments, G-11/4, Islamabad.

Education

Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. Honors (Civil Engineering)
  • at University of Engineering & Technology
  • October 2002
Bachelor's degree, B. Sc. (Physics and Mathematics)
  • at Islamia University
  • May 1997

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Design Coordination
Building Codes
Construction Drawings
STAAD-Pro, SAP 2000, AutoCAD, PCA Frame, PCA Col., PCA Beam, CAISSON, PROKON, CONCAD and GEAR
Office Systems: Windows-XP, MS Office-XP
Knowledge of International Codes like ACI, AISC, UBC, AASHTO, ASTM

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Member Pakistan Engineering Council
  • Civil-22731
  • December 2002

Training and Certifications

Presentation Skills, Effective Time Management, Introduction to Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
NESPAK Professional Development Centre, Lahore – Pakistan.
Date Attended:
January 2005